11 months. If an expedited request is made, granted can be obtained in about 3-4 months.
11 months. If an expedited request is made, granted can be obtained in about 3-4 months.
20 years. Patented medicines and plant protection new varieties can obtain an additional 5-year renewal period, and children's medicines can obtain an additional half-year patent protection period.
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.
yes
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.
The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times for a maximum protection of 25 years.
yes. Before the patent is granted/rejected, the patent type can be changed from invention to utility model at the request of the applicant. Can only be converted once.
yes
10 years
ATPO only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.